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The Isles of Scilly may be more than 500 miles away from Scotland but they
want to join an association of Scottish islands to try to fight transport
cuts.The Scottish Islands Federation normally works with councils and the
Holyrood government to improve life on Scotland’s islands.

But after a series of cutbacks threatening links with the mainland, the Scilly
Isles, which lie 28 miles from Land’s End, want to join up.

Islanders are facing a winter with limited transport links to the mainland;
the summer ferry service to Cornwall ends in October while the helicopter
service is to be halted.